Clarence Barton Sr.

A retiree from the town of Clinton and resident of Clinton, he died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, at Lane Regional Medical Center, Zachary. He was 89 and a native of Liberty, Miss. Visiting at Mount Hope Baptist Church, Clinton, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. L.L. Harris. Interment in the church cemetery. Survived by his wife, Dora Turner Barton, and to this union a daughter was born, Thelma Barton, of Baton Rouge. He is also survived by six daughters, Emma Clay and Velma Ingram, both of Baton Rouge, Gloria Barton and Barbara Bruton, both of Greenwell Springs, and Gladys Barton and Clara Carpenter, both of Sacramento, Calif.; daughter-in-law and caregiver, Evelyn W. Barton, of Jackson; four sons, Clarence and Lee Barton Jr., both of Clinton, Johnny Barton, Baton Rouge, and Frank Barton, San Quinton, Calif.; two brothers, Monroe Barton, McComb, Miss., and Farris Collins, of Portland, Ore.; 24 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Lillie Covington Barton; son, Claudis Barton; and son-in-law, Wilbert Clay. He was well known for his love and growth of beautiful gardens, from which he shared produce with many in East Feliciana Parish. Arrangements by Richardson Funeral Home, Clinton.